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Leica M10

The camera.

The Leica M10: Design and Quality Craftsmanship

Made in Germany

The Leica M has been around for more than sixty years. Whenever technological advances gave rise to a new generation of the rangefinder camera, our designers have determined how best to reconcile the new technical requirements with the distinctive appearance of this camera line.

As the company’s most definitive product, the design process of a Leica M requires an entirely different approach than any other camera.

Evolution
instead of revolution

The M calls for subtlety, as well as a sense of respect and responsibility towards a design tradition that has been passed down for over 60 years. Therefore, M design is about evolution, not revolution.

Consequently, the M10 is immediately recognizable as a true M. In fact, those who have remained loyal to their analog M models may find that the M10 seems like an old friend – after all, it is the first digital M to match the more compact form factor of its analog predecessors.

A masterpiece in the making
your Leica M10.

To guarantee the exceptional quality we demand and you expect from us, the Leica M10 is exclusively manufactured by the highly-qualified specialists at our factory in Wetzlar, Germany. The Leica M10 is not only made from 1,100 individual components, it is also built with our legendary passion for quality, precision, and perfection.

Production principles that define how quality is made in Germany and are manifested in the precision instrument that is the Leica M10. When you hold your new M10 camera for the first time, you can feel the exhaustive measures that Leica engineers strive to. Feel the body, turn the dials, and take a picture to discover how 1,100 individual parts and countless staff work hours creates an unparalleled masterpiece.

Leica M10 - deconstructed

More than 50 adjustment steps are required to build a camera with the utmost mechanical and optical precision such as the M10. It encompasses around 1,100 single components – including 30 that have been milled from brass, 126 screws and 17 optical elements.

Supreme quality materials
and lots of handcraftsmanship

The characteristic design of the Leica M10 is perfectly complemented by the skilled artistry of its construction. Supreme quality materials, largely crafted by hand, not only indicate suitability for everyday use and long-term durability in adverse conditions, but are also a confirmation of the ‘Made in Germany’ quality seal. The top and base plates are milled from solid blocks of metal, then ground and polished by hand in a 40-minute process.

Attaching the roller-lever to the rangefinder

Reliable protection

Installing the focus assist button protection cover on the main body

The camera’s inner workings are safely housed within an extremely sturdy magnesium-alloy chassis. Nearly all add-on components and operating controls are also made of metal.

Inner values
that are just as vital

Longevity is also guaranteed when it comes to the M10’s innards: all components have been carefully selected and tested to ensure long-term durability out in the field.

More than 50 adjustment steps are required to build a camera with the utmost mechanical and optical precision such as the M10. It encompasses around 1,100 individual components – including 30 that have been milled from brass, 126 screws and 17 optical elements.

The M10 once again offers an image field selector to control the bright-frame display in the rangefinder

The assembly process spans from connecting the roller-lever with the rangefinder, to calibrating the sensor and image board, all the way to attaching the rear shell and top plate.

Inspection of the connectors and examination of all screw connections during assembly of the main body

Installation of the sensor and image board; the two components have been calibrated to each other

Attaching the back-shell to the previously examined main body

Before installing the top plate, the connectors are closed

Design

from Germany

Whenever we asked customers what they would like to see in a new model, a slimmer body was among the most frequently cited requests. From the M8 to the M (Typ 240) and its sister models, digital M cameras have always been a few millimeters thicker than their analog predecessors.

And so the new M10 fulfills an ardent wish among M photographers, with dimensions that once again equal those of an analog M.